Renuka

Renuka
The icon of Renuka at the sanctum of the Mahur temple, a Shakti Peetha
Devanagari	रेणुका
Sanskrit transliteration	Rénûka/Renu
Affiliation	devi
Abode	Mahur
Consort	Jamadagni
Children	Parshurama, Vasu
Mount	Lion

Reṇukā/Renu is a Hindu goddess worshipped predominantly in the Indian state of Maharashtra ."Renu" means "Atom/Mother of Universe" She is worshipped in the South Indian states of Telangana Andhra Pradesh, Karanataka, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana. The Temple at Mahur dedicated to Goddess Renuka in Maharashtra is considered one of the shakti peethas.

Renuka/Renu or Yellamma or Ekvira or Ellai amman or Ellai amma (Marathi:श्री. रेणुका/ येल्लुआई, Kannada: ಶ್ರೀ ಎಲ್ಲಮ್ಮ ರೇಣುಕಾ, Telugu : శ్రీ రేణుక/ ఎల్లమ్మ, Tamil: ரேணு/Renu) is worshipped as the Goddess (devi) of the fallen, in the Hindu pantheon. Yellamma is the patron Goddess of the south Indian states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Her devotees revere her as the "Mother of the Universe" or "Jagadamba".

The legends of Renuka are contained in the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa and in the Bhagavata Purana.